Senior Project Accountant

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Responsible for supporting and guiding Project Managers and Project Teams within the business to drive positive revenue performance and maximize profit. Be able to work with the Unit teams to interpret metrics and KPIs and to be able to set up methodologies for the Unit teams to track metrics and KPIs. May be leading a team of Project Accountants. Required to make decisions independently and is able to use advanced techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices.

Duties of this position and the staff that this position will lead will include, but not be limited to:

• Be able to lead the implementation of a finance project or Program using appropriate methodologies.
• Strong Project finance/accounting skills with a focus on supporting project managers during project setup, budgets, funding, margin expectations, and resourcing within Connect Business (current MM ERP)
• Where requested, assist in proposals to ensure Group required ROI metrics are being achieved
• Risk contingency analysis and monitoring support
• Contract review – financial section specific
• Change order review, tracking and entry
• Review subconsultants financial data, review invoices and track budget
• Billing coordination, review of invoices and manage workflow to improve DWCO
• Analysis of working capital to ensure WIP billed and debts collected will drive positive cash
• Client coordination on financial compliance, invoice submission & timely payments
• Tracking budget against plan, reviewing cost, analyzing non-billables, review of credit memos
• Revenue recognition evaluation, earned value trending, forecasting, and compiling other key project indicators
• Support monthly progress reviews – financial perspective
• Financial reporting on revenue from projects and working capital to Unit leadership
• CRM data mining and maintenance support for Unit leadership
• Reconciliation in Connect Business as needed
• Support of project claims as needed
• Internal and external audit support
• Project close out process in Connect Business
• Work with Unit / Division leadership to support and drive major KPI’s
• Where requested, attend commercial review meetings to evaluate financial performance
• Explore opportunities for automation and use of digital tools for improved efficiency
• Be able to implement business analytics dashboards such as PowerBI Dashboards, Power automate, Power apps and other tools for Business Process Automation
• Effective communication, detailed oriented, time management and able to problem solve
• Candidate must be a team player; flexible and willing to travel

Candidate Specification:

We welcome applications from candidates with the following experience:

• BS or BA Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
• CPA, CGA, CMA, FCCA license or equivalent desired
• 12-15 or more years of corporate accounting experience, specifically with project accounting
• Experience within the industry preferred
• Management experience, supervising and coordination of responsibilities
• Effective communicator with good presentation skills and leadership qualities
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel (Advanced Level))
• Proficiency with business analytics tools

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

The expected salary for this position in Arlington is $113,850 - $139,150.

The expected salary for this position in Chicago is $106,821 - $130,559.

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we’re together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.